<br /> <p>Thousands of locals were expected to join the more than 30,000 people that have already fled East Ghouta to camps in eastern Damascus, the UN Refugee Agency said</a> on March 19, as airstrikes continued to hit the area</a>.</p><p>This video shows Ali Touma, a 75-year-old man displaced from East Ghouta, who told the UNHCR: "Even with my broken leg, we made our way out. I broke it a year ago and had an operation. Now I have metal plates in my leg. I used my crutches to walk out.”</p><p>At least 44 people were killed in several towns in East Ghouta on March 19, according to pro-opposition groups</a>. Credit: UNHCR via Storyful</p><br />
